Existential-Humanistic Theory And The CREAR-CE Model

1. Theory as Is Related to Presenting Problem. An Existential-Humanistic theory aligned with the CREAR-CE model approach will be used to argue to formulated the case of Sonny. In addition, a Person-Centered approach is used to initiate therapeutic rapport with Sonny. Regarding the Person-Centered approach three basic principles of the approach were followed: 1. The therapist is congruent with the client, 2. The therapist provides the client with unconditional positive regard and 3. The therapist shows empathic understanding to the client (Rogers, 1946). Furthermore, because of the fluidity between reality and delusion in his historical self-report during the interview with Sonny, the Person-centered approach of “the client knows best” was used …show more content…
CREAR-CE was created to increase racial and cultural competence, which Adames and Chavez-Dueñas argue is necessary when treating a minoritized population (Adames & Chavez-Dueñas, 2016). With the need for cultural understanding in the case of Sonny, CREAR-CE will serve as a device to allow Sonny’s cultural identity to be recognized and respected throughout their treatment …show more content…
The CREAR-CE Approach considers the role of race, skin color, and physiognomy in conjunction with culture when treating Latinos/ as which will assist Sonny with defining his identity (Adames & Chavez, 2016). Because of the acculturative stress defines by Berry as a collective confusion and anxiety, loss of identify, feeling of alienation and striking out against the larger society. More specifically, acculturative stress refers to behaviors and experiences generated during acculturation that are pathological and disruptive to the individual and ethnic group (Organista, 2003). Even still, with the uncovering of the components of experienced racial microaggressions, Sonny’s cultural identity is